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Queen Margot

Queen Margot (1994)

Historical, Romantic, Drama, Biographical | France, Italy, Germany

Director: Patrice Chéreau

BBC Four | Sunday 27 June 2010 | 21:25

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Sunday 27 June 2010 21:25

Rating: 7.4/10

User rating: 9.9/10
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SYNOPSIS

The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the Hugenot King Henri of Navarre. Catherine of Medici maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults, poisonings, and instigations to incest.

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Writer: Alexandre Dumas, Danièle Thompson

Producer: Claude Berri, Pierre Grunstein

RUNTIME: 161 min

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